Planting dates
UGA’s Middle Georgia chart lists March 1 to April 1 in spring and August 1 to September 1 in fall. Its fall vegetable guide gives a later transplant window, September 1 to October 1. Keep the method beside the date: the fall guide specifies transplants.
UGA: Fall Vegetable GardeningYour region
The Home Gardening chart is approximate for Middle Georgia. North Georgia planting runs about 2 weeks later in spring and earlier in fall; South Georgia can run about 2 weeks earlier in spring and somewhat later in fall. Do not turn this directional guidance into a county date.
UGA: Home Gardening planting chartHow to plant
For the fall crop, UGA lists transplants with 18 to 24 inches between rows and 16 to 20 inches between plants. Cauliflower is a cool-season crop, and the crop-specific guide supports starting plants before moving them into the garden.
UGA: Fall Vegetable GardeningKeep the crop in its cool window
Cauliflower timing is less forgiving than many warm-season vegetables. Use the transplant method and regional window together, then let local conditions decide the final planting day.
UGA: Home Garden CauliflowerChoose your next step
You are planning a fall crop
Use transplants and the UGA fall window rather than treating cauliflower as a direct-seeded summer crop.You garden in North or South Georgia
Adjust from the Middle Georgia baseline in UGA’s stated direction, then confirm local conditions.You have seed rather than transplants
Start plants ahead of the garden date instead of expecting the fall transplant window to work as a direct-seeding date.Planting questions
Should fall cauliflower be planted from seed or transplants?
UGA lists transplants for fall cauliflower.
UGA: Fall Vegetable GardeningAre the listed dates for every Georgia county?
No. UGA labels the planting chart approximate for Middle Georgia and gives directional North/South adjustments.
UGA: Home Gardening planting chartHow far apart should fall cauliflower plants be?
UGA lists 16 to 20 inches between plants and 18 to 24 inches between rows.
UGA: Fall Vegetable Gardening